[Game day. Was in great spirits all day thanks to all of you! I couldn’t have been uplifted by a more loving thoughtful bunch. @stlukeshealth is staffed by such delightful talented people. I felt like a VIP from start to finish. The only downside was this gown.] September 14, 2015

[It’s been 12 days since I put the call out and I have to say your response has been phenomenal. Thank you for every like, private message, text, call, and visit. It has all fueled my fire. From stories of empathy to virtual fist bumps, I am blown away by it all. Thank you for…

[10 days. 5.33 miles to the top of Kestrel. Hot air balloons flying over my favorite place to live. Gloria on the radio (thanks 94.9 TheRiver!!!). And I’m about to walk into North End Psychiatry. I GOT MY MOJO BACK.] September 4, 2015

[11 days. Since I took a rest day from my morning adventures and my badass alter ego seems to be hiding in the closet, I thought I would give you the 411 without any drama. —–> I am scheduled to have a lumpectomy on Sept 14th (yes, it is unfortunately Taylor’s 4th birthday). At the…

[So a lesbian friend stepped up and offered to help me shop for new boobs. That’s what I’m talking about people! My husband just keeps saying he loves me just the way I am. Blah. Blah. Blah. Politically correct words and stuff. A very good husband, but of course I have to turn to my…

The day after I shared my diagnosis and asked for my friends to rally around me, I realized that the response was grander than I ever would have expected. I asked and they delivered – words of encouragement, love, inappropriate jokes, offers of help, reminders of friendship near and far, new and old. I was so immediately…

9 months later – on August 18, 2015 – I was diagnosed with a form of breast cancer called invasive ductal carcinoma. My seemingly-innocent, little left boob that faithfully nursed 2 beautiful babies for a total of 35 months was housing a tumor that could kill me.